dave_261

(I tried to get the actual pics to post, but only the links came up... any suggestions, PM me and I'll try again.)

Had an opportunity to sample some of the NRT T2 lounges on a recent swing through Tokyo. Given that AA is new to T2, I wanted to start a guide to the lounges. None of the lounges gave me any hassle upon entry, although the JAL Sakura Annex receptionist did ‘remind’ me that I could use the Admirals Club.

Overview:
NRT Terminal 2 currently has 6 lounges available to qualified OneWorld members, with an 7th to open this summer (all lounges are airside).

Here’s the rundown:
T2 (Main):
- Admirals Club
- Cathay Pacific Lounge
- JAL Lounge
- Sakura Lounge Annex (JAL)
- JAL Lounge (to open in July 2007)

T2 (Satellite)
- First Class and JAL Global Club Lounge
- Satellite Sakura Lounge

Some links of interest:
OneWorld lounge search: http://www.oneworld.com/ow/ffp/loung...search#Lounges
Narita Airport Terminal 2 Guide: http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/guide/index_t2.html

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T2 Main Terminal Map


In this post, I will review the Admirals Club, Cathay Pacific Lounge and Sakura Lounge Annex. I was in the JAL Lounge on a previous trip, but it was closed this time, so I won’t report on it. Hopefully others can add to this, or feel free to PM me with some details on the other lounges and I can add.


Admirals Club
http://www.aa.com/content/travelInfo...ralsClub.jhtml

Location: Terminal 2, after immigration and Passport Control, one floor below departure level, Gate 71.

Room Set-up:
- Has 2 large rooms
- 1 room near food set-up, has no windows, 2 TV’s, and lots of tables/chairs and bar stool style seating
- Other room has windows on 2 walls with view of control tower, satellite and main terminal gates, shuttle tram. Has good amount of seating, and several lounger chairs in back

Business Center:
Has 2 business center areas, one near restrooms by food set-up, and the other near the back of the main room w/ windows. Club has lots of PC’s available for use, as well as many workstations w/ no PC’s.

Food/Beverage:
- Hot Puff pastries
- Wrapped mini-sandwiches
- Fruit cups
- Wrapped pastries
- Wrapped cheese and saltines
- Small candy bars
- Pringles and Japanese snacks

- Beer machine
- Tea/soda machine
- Coffee/cappuccino/espresso machine
- Self-serve liquor


Other: Club has 5 showers, which are accessed through sign-up at main desk. When I was there, waiting time was about 30 minutes for shower, but beeper was provided. As expected, showers were cleaned after each use. Only liquid soap and shampoo are provided (no razors, toothbrushes, etc.).
Club has 4 check-in stations.

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Admirals Club Main Entrance

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Main Room

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Main Hallway

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Admirals Club Food Setup

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Admirals Club Food Setup

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Admirals Club Shower Room

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Business Center

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Heated toilet w/ bidet


CATHAY PACIFIC LOUNGE
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_...e?cityCode=TYO
Location: 4th floor, just inside of North security checkpoints, reached by elevator. Note that this lounge is directly next door to the JAL Lounge.

Set-up: 2 medium-sized rooms, separated by a small food hallway. Has some windows (with no real views).

Food/Beverage:
- Cookies
- Nuts
- Riceball packages
- Muffins
- Wrapped sandwiches
- Instant Ramen (assorted flavors)
- Fruit cups
- Steam tray: rice balls in bamboo leaf and pork buns

- Selection of Tea
- Capuccion/espresso machine
- Budweiser cans
- Coke dispenser
- Black and draught beer machines
- Bacardi, Absolut, Jonnie Walker Black, Beefeater Gin (and assorted mixers)
- Wines- Bordeaux, chardonnay

Other: One of the rooms has a partitioned business center with 8 PC’s. The lounge has a reasonable selection of newspapers and magazines (including Business Week, Forbes and Newsweek). The lounge does not have showers.

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Cathay Pacific Lounge entrance

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Food Setup

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One of the main rooms

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JAL Lounge Main Entrance (closed today, but directly next to CX Lounge)


JAL ANNEX
http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/lounge/japan/nrt/
Location: 4th floor, near security checkpoint closest to Gates 61-66 (South checkpoint), reached by escalator

Set-up:
One large room w/ several “offshoot” rooms:
- Relaxation corner- Several very small rooms with electric massage chairs (think Sharper Image chairs on steroids), as well as complimentary 15-minute massages. When I stopped by, the sign-up sheet had about a 60-minute wait, so plan ahead if you want to get a massage.
- The Bar- self-serve bar room
- Very large Smoking lounge
- Business center lots of workstations w/ no PC’s
- Theater room w/ big screen TV
- Library corner, with a few cubbies and some books to read

Has a connected first-class portion which is just one medium-sized room with leather chairs, and roughly the same food selection as main lounge.

This lounge has a dark, pub-type feel. Has no windows, and feels a bit cramped. Furniture is aging a bit.

Food/Beverage:
- No hot foods
- Assortment of nuts, prepackaged muffins, cookies cakes
- Stocked, self serve bar

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Escalator to JAL Lounge

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Entrance to Lounge

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Lounge main room

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Business Center

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Smoking Lounge

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Food display

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Food display

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Massage Chair Room

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Drink Dispensers

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Close-up of massage chair

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Signs announcing re-opening of main lounge this summer

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JAL Lounge Locations

Got longer? Narita-shi is a nice town with a lovely temple with gardens, often with concerts on weekends. For a rundown on Narita, check Mike Newman's Narita Layover page here.

FlyerBeek

Excellent guide (almost up to Chuck's standards! ^ ). Thanks for posting!

-FlyerBeek

skye1

I don't miss the token LV bags

ual744777sta

Hmm.. what will the new JAL lounge have? Will it be similar to the NH lounge in T1?

Thanks again for the pictures. Looks like the AC and the CX lounge are better than the JL ones, for now...

Wilbur

Thank you for the reviews, especially the notes on the views from the lounges. A good view at NRT makes up for a lot of other negative aspects.

FlyerBeek

True, but photo-shopped caviar is still better than no caviar. Right?

-FlyerBeek

Robt760

Nice report thanks!!!

The only forum that I know of where you can post photos is in the Trip
Report section. There's a separate icon that comes up in the tool bar above ^that allows you to do it. The photos you post must already be hosted on a website elsewhere (don't know the techie name for doing that).

BenjaminNYC

Or the Harvard magazines!

jeffreyt

It's amazing what a difference the AA and CX lounges are. I'd have to say that the AA lounge was probably one of the worst lounges I visit, so it's nice to see the new one. Thanks!

Dianne47

Thank you so much for the detailed descriptions and photos. We will be traveling through Narita soon and your report really helps plan the time there.

mikeef

Sorry, but I'm totally dense. We're flying into NRT on AA, have a three hour layover, and then on to BKK on JL. We're both Emerald and flying first. Which of the above lounges will we have access to airside? It seems to me that we should be able to access all of them, but I'm having trouble cramming through the links.


Thanks,
Mike

FWAAA

By virtue of status (and since you are continuing on another OW flight), you are entitled to access any OneWorld lounge, including First Class lounges. AA, CX, JL, etc. BA if they had moved (but they didn't). Enjoy.

mikeef

Thanks!

Mike

inlanikai

Which, if any, of the JL/AA/CX lounges in T2 have free wi-fi?

fly4bizz

Hi!

I am EXP traveling with wife and son , they are not EXP neither PLT, however we are traveling J with AA and connecting to PEK with JAL on J as well. Have 4 hrs connection in NRT, and I can not find a reference if we can use the First Class Lounge JAL in NRT or what lounges we can access.

Please help